Second International Master Courses for Young composers in St.Petersburg

Russian Musical Union
International MolOt Group
Russian institute of Art History
Youth Department of Russian Composers Union
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are delighted to present
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The Second International master-courses for young composers in St. Petersburg

The master-courses will take place in St. Petersburg on the base of Russian institute of Art History from April 21 to April 28, 2019.
The invited professors for the master-courses are composers Anatoly Korolyov (St. Petersburg, Russia) and Dariusz Przybylski (Warsaw, Poland).
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The master-courses have two sections:
Music for chamber ensemble
Music for chamber choir
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The performing ensembles of the master-courses are St. Petersburg MolOt-ensemble and Festino Chamber Choir.
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Ensemble lineup:
Flute (also piccolo, alto)
Clarinet (also piccolo, bass)
Piano (also MIDI-keyboard)
Violin
Cello (also bass guitar)
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The choir lineup is 16 voices (SATB, four singers for each part)
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10 active participants of the master-courses will be selected from the pool of submissions (5 for “chamber ensemble” section and 5 for “chamber choir" section)
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Foreign or nonresident participants will be provided with accommodation and meals during the master-courses, but are responsible for their travel to St. Petersburg.
The tuition fee of 100 USD is to be paid upon arrival to the seminar.
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Active participation includes writing a new work either for MolOt-ensemble or Festino Chamber Choir (depending on section the participant applies to)
The duration limit is 5 minutes for choir works and 8 minutes for ensemble works.

During the master-courses each participant will have 2 private lessons with invited professors and 3 rehearsals with MolOt-ensemble or Festino Chamber Choir.
Each professor will also read lectures about the important aspects of composition and their own work.
The master-courses will include 2 concerts – the works of invited professors (April 21) and the works of seminar participants (April 28).
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Participation as an auditor is possible – all master-courses events are open for the public.

Composers not older than 30 years old (at the time of the master-courses) are invited to apply.

To submit an application, please send the following materials to molot_ensemble@mail.ru before February 25, 2019.
Short bio
2 different photographs
2 or 3 of your recent scores – instrumental works for “chamber ensemble” section applicants and works including voice for “chamber choir” section applicants)
Recordings of the submitted works (desired, but not mandatory; links are OK)
Please indicate the section that you apply for.
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For “chamber music” section participants the following instrumental combinations will be offered for writing a new work:

The list of selected participants will be announced on March 3, 2019.
The participants will have to send a 50% ready score of the new work in progress before March 24, 2019. The entirely finished scores should be sent before April 3, 2019.

The master-courses curators:
Yaroslav Sudzilovsky,
President of International MolOt Group, the chairman of Youth Department of Russian Composers Union
Artur Zobnin,
Laureate of International Competitions, violinist and director of St. Petersburg MolOt-ensemble
Alexandra Makarova,
Laureate of International Competitions, artistic director of Festino Chamber Choir